diff --git a/ddsrecorder/test/blackbox/FileCreationTest.hpp b/ddsrecorder/test/blackbox/FileCreationTest.hpp
index 6b74326a..a65fd8e5 100644
--- a/ddsrecorder/test/blackbox/FileCreationTest.hpp
+++ b/ddsrecorder/test/blackbox/FileCreationTest.hpp
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 #include <thread>
 #include <vector>
 
+#include <cpp_utils/testing/gtest_aux.hpp>
 #include <gtest/gtest.h>
 
 #include <fastdds/dds/core/policy/QosPolicies.hpp>
@@ -42,7 +43,6 @@
 #include <fastdds/dds/xtypes/type_representation/ITypeObjectRegistry.hpp>
 #include <fastdds/dds/xtypes/utils.hpp>
 
-#include <cpp_utils/testing/gtest_aux.hpp>
 #include <cpp_utils/ros2_mangling.hpp>
 
 #include <ddsrecorder_participants/recorder/output/FileTracker.hpp>
diff --git a/ddsrecorder/test/blackbox/mcap/McapFileCreationTest.cpp b/ddsrecorder/test/blackbox/mcap/McapFileCreationTest.cpp
index 9fb75bc4..18ffae5d 100644
--- a/ddsrecorder/test/blackbox/mcap/McapFileCreationTest.cpp
+++ b/ddsrecorder/test/blackbox/mcap/McapFileCreationTest.cpp
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@
 #include <string>
 
 #include <mcap/reader.hpp>
+
+#include <cpp_utils/testing/gtest_aux.hpp>
 #include <gtest/gtest.h>
 
 #include <fastdds/dds/domain/DomainParticipantFactory.hpp>
@@ -30,7 +32,6 @@
 #include <fastdds/dds/xtypes/type_representation/TypeObject.hpp>
 
 #include <cpp_utils/ros2_mangling.hpp>
-#include <cpp_utils/testing/gtest_aux.hpp>
 
 #include <ddspipe_core/types/dds/TopicQoS.hpp>
 
diff --git a/ddsrecorder/test/blackbox/mcap/McapLogErrorTest.cpp b/ddsrecorder/test/blackbox/mcap/McapLogErrorTest.cpp
index be77744a..d58c9440 100644
--- a/ddsrecorder/test/blackbox/mcap/McapLogErrorTest.cpp
+++ b/ddsrecorder/test/blackbox/mcap/McapLogErrorTest.cpp
@@ -14,12 +14,12 @@
 
 #include <memory>
 
+#include <cpp_utils/testing/gtest_aux.hpp>
 #include <gtest/gtest.h>
 #include <mcap/writer.hpp>
 
 #include <cpp_utils/Log.hpp>
 #include <cpp_utils/exception/InitializationException.hpp>
-#include <cpp_utils/testing/gtest_aux.hpp>
 #include <cpp_utils/testing/LogChecker.hpp>
 
 #include <ddspipe_core/efficiency/payload/PayloadPool.hpp>
diff --git a/ddsrecorder/test/blackbox/sql/SqlFileCreationTest.cpp b/ddsrecorder/test/blackbox/sql/SqlFileCreationTest.cpp
index f50b50e2..43368b78 100644
--- a/ddsrecorder/test/blackbox/sql/SqlFileCreationTest.cpp
+++ b/ddsrecorder/test/blackbox/sql/SqlFileCreationTest.cpp
@@ -23,12 +23,12 @@
 
 #include <sqlite/sqlite3.h>
 
+#include <cpp_utils/testing/gtest_aux.hpp>
 #include <gtest/gtest.h>
 
 #include <cpp_utils/exception/InitializationException.hpp>
 #include <cpp_utils/Formatter.hpp>
 #include <cpp_utils/ros2_mangling.hpp>
-#include <cpp_utils/testing/gtest_aux.hpp>
 
 #include <ddspipe_core/types/dds/TopicQoS.hpp>
 
diff --git a/ddsrecorder/test/blackbox/sql/SqlLogErrorTest.cpp b/ddsrecorder/test/blackbox/sql/SqlLogErrorTest.cpp
index 245a5a17..68150799 100644
--- a/ddsrecorder/test/blackbox/sql/SqlLogErrorTest.cpp
+++ b/ddsrecorder/test/blackbox/sql/SqlLogErrorTest.cpp
@@ -14,12 +14,12 @@
 
 #include <memory>
 
+#include <cpp_utils/testing/gtest_aux.hpp>
 #include <gtest/gtest.h>
 
 #include <cpp_utils/Log.hpp>
 #include <cpp_utils/exception/InconsistencyException.hpp>
 #include <cpp_utils/exception/InitializationException.hpp>
-#include <cpp_utils/testing/gtest_aux.hpp>
 #include <cpp_utils/testing/LogChecker.hpp>
 
 #include <ddspipe_core/efficiency/payload/PayloadPool.hpp>
diff --git a/ddsrecorder_participants/include/ddsrecorder_participants/common/serialize/Serializer.hpp b/ddsrecorder_participants/include/ddsrecorder_participants/common/serialize/Serializer.hpp
index 40b9c8e8..cf5b8141 100644
--- a/ddsrecorder_participants/include/ddsrecorder_participants/common/serialize/Serializer.hpp
+++ b/ddsrecorder_participants/include/ddsrecorder_participants/common/serialize/Serializer.hpp
@@ -22,6 +22,10 @@
 
 #include <ddsrecorder_participants/library/library_dll.h>
 
+#include <ddspipe_core/types/dds/TopicQoS.hpp>
+#include <ddsrecorder_participants/common/types/dynamic_types_collection/DynamicTypesCollection.hpp>
+
+
 namespace eprosima {
 namespace ddsrecorder {
 namespace participants {
@@ -75,6 +79,20 @@ class DDSRECORDER_PARTICIPANTS_DllAPI Serializer
             const std::string& type_str);
 };
 
+// Explicitly declare the specializations
+template <>
+DDSRECORDER_PARTICIPANTS_DllAPI ddspipe::core::types::TopicQoS Serializer::deserialize(const std::string& topic_qos_str);
+
+template <>
+DDSRECORDER_PARTICIPANTS_DllAPI fastdds::dds::xtypes::TypeIdentifier Serializer::deserialize(const std::string& serialized_str);
+
+template <>
+DDSRECORDER_PARTICIPANTS_DllAPI fastdds::dds::xtypes::TypeObject Serializer::deserialize(const std::string& serialized_str);
+
+template <>
+DDSRECORDER_PARTICIPANTS_DllAPI DynamicTypesCollection Serializer::deserialize(const std::string& raw_data_str);
+
+
 } /* namespace participants */
 } /* namespace ddsrecorder */
 } /* namespace eprosima */
diff --git a/ddsrecorder_participants/src/cpp/common/serialize/Serializer.cpp b/ddsrecorder_participants/src/cpp/common/serialize/Serializer.cpp
index 70cccf43..e4edef00 100644
--- a/ddsrecorder_participants/src/cpp/common/serialize/Serializer.cpp
+++ b/ddsrecorder_participants/src/cpp/common/serialize/Serializer.cpp
@@ -22,10 +22,7 @@
 #include <fastdds/dds/xtypes/type_representation/detail/dds_xtypes_typeobject.hpp>
 #include <fastdds/rtps/common/SerializedPayload.hpp>
 
-#include <ddspipe_core/types/dds/TopicQoS.hpp>
-
 #include <ddsrecorder_participants/common/serialize/Serializer.hpp>
-#include <ddsrecorder_participants/common/types/dynamic_types_collection/DynamicTypesCollection.hpp>
 #include <ddsrecorder_participants/common/types/dynamic_types_collection/DynamicTypesCollectionPubSubTypes.hpp>
 #include <ddsrecorder_participants/constants.hpp>
 
@@ -79,6 +76,7 @@ std::string Serializer::serialize(
 }
 
 template <>
+DDSRECORDER_PARTICIPANTS_DllAPI
 ddspipe::core::types::TopicQoS Serializer::deserialize(
         const std::string& topic_qos_str)
 {
@@ -129,6 +127,7 @@ ddspipe::core::types::TopicQoS Serializer::deserialize(
 }
 
 template <>
+DDSRECORDER_PARTICIPANTS_DllAPI
 fastdds::dds::xtypes::TypeIdentifier Serializer::deserialize(
         const std::string& type_identifier_str)
 {
@@ -136,6 +135,7 @@ fastdds::dds::xtypes::TypeIdentifier Serializer::deserialize(
 }
 
 template <>
+DDSRECORDER_PARTICIPANTS_DllAPI
 fastdds::dds::xtypes::TypeObject Serializer::deserialize(
         const std::string& type_object_str)
 {
@@ -143,6 +143,7 @@ fastdds::dds::xtypes::TypeObject Serializer::deserialize(
 }
 
 template <>
+DDSRECORDER_PARTICIPANTS_DllAPI
 DynamicTypesCollection Serializer::deserialize(
         const std::string& raw_data_str)
 {
diff --git a/ddsrecorder_participants/src/cpp/common/time_utils.cpp b/ddsrecorder_participants/src/cpp/common/time_utils.cpp
index 3042a630..7be7fc67 100644
--- a/ddsrecorder_participants/src/cpp/common/time_utils.cpp
+++ b/ddsrecorder_participants/src/cpp/common/time_utils.cpp
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ utils::Timestamp to_std_timestamp(
         throw std::runtime_error("No dot found in the timestamp");
     }
 
-    auto time_point = utils::string_to_timestamp(time.substr(0, dot_pos), SQL_TIMESTAMP_FORMAT);
+    std::chrono::time_point<std::chrono::system_clock> time_point = utils::string_to_timestamp(time.substr(0, dot_pos), SQL_TIMESTAMP_FORMAT);
 
     const auto decimals = time.substr(dot_pos + 1);
     std::uint32_t nanoseconds;
@@ -62,8 +62,8 @@ utils::Timestamp to_std_timestamp(
     {
         throw std::runtime_error("Failed to parse fractional part as an integer");
     }
-
-    time_point += std::chrono::nanoseconds(nanoseconds);
+    
+    time_point = std::chrono::time_point_cast<utils::Timestamp::duration>(time_point + std::chrono::nanoseconds(nanoseconds));
 
     return time_point;
 }